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Rensselaer County
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Voter Services
Voter Registration
55 Members
Registration may be in a variety of settings- Troy Farmers Market, High Schools, Community agencies for example
Coordinator:
Shirley D Buel
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Naturalization Ceremonies
23 Members
Welcoming new citizens and offering them the opportunity to register to vote
Coordinator: Margo B. Singer
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Candidate Forums
26 Members
Initiate and manage candidate forums both live and virtual. Various roles - moderator, time keeper, question reviewer are needed
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Vote411.org
14 Members
Collect local candidate and voter information to submit to national League database of such information. Vote411 provides voters with information specific to their location.
Coordinator: Mary Bonczar
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Youth/Students Inside Albany
17 Members
Reaching out to high school students re voter registration or participation in the NYS League education program - Students Inside Albany
Coordinator: John Sniezyk
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Education/Programs
16 Members
Develop educational programs around League issues
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Issues
Selected League issues for current local focus
Voting and Board of Elections Reform
38 Members
Advocating reform in the process of voting and Boards of Elections qualifications and practices in NYS
Coordinator: Noreen McKee
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Medical Aid in Dying
11 Members
Advocating for Medical Aid in Dying in the NYS Legislature.
Coordinator:
Judy Meyer
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Health Care
20 Members
Activites to improve access, cost containment, equity, and safety in healthcare NYS.
Coordinator:
Shirley D Buel
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Redistricting
18 Members
Following the process of redistricting on the NYS, County, and municipal levels.
Coordinator: Joan B Rogers
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DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
16 Members
Integrate DEI perspective in other activies of our League
Coordinator:
Shirley D Buel
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Environment
30 Members
Coordinator: Philomena E. Valente
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Criminal Justice
16 Members
Seeking diversity, equity, and inclusion in the judicial and police systems and practices especially locally
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Equality of Opportunity/ERA
20 Members
Encouraging voter approval of ERA to NY Constitution as an amendment
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Advocacy/Government Relations
Meet/Lobby legislators
14 Members
Advocate for League NYS or local issues
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Advocacy campaigns written, social media, other
10 Members
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Governmental Observer Corps
Attend meetings, review minutes and other documents and summarize aspects of possible relevance to League issues to share with League members
Local municipal bodies
10 Members
Coordinator:
Judy Meyer
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Rensselaer County
14 Members
Reports re the County Legislature or other countywide governmental bodies
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New York State government
8 Members
Following the progress of an issue or following the track record of a State legislator representing Rensselaer Co.
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Communications
Voter/Newsletter
10 Members
Write, collect, edit material for our periodic newsletter
Coordinator:
Judy Meyer
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Social Media
6 Members
Manage or contribute posts on a variety of social media
Coordinator:
Judy Meyer
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Website
5 Members
Help manage and/or design our LWVRC website, review our website for accuracy and currency
Coordinator:
Judy Meyer
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Club Express Administration
5 Members
Learn and manage an aspect of our club express program
Coordinator:
Judy Meyer
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Service/Fundraising
Providing a service while earning a fee
Election Monitoring
29 Members
Providing fair, secure election services to public groups such as libraries and nonprofit groups
Coordinator: Steve Muller
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